The so-called Demareteion comes from the same time period as the previous piece, approximately 460 BC. A heavy silver coin of some 43 grams, minted by the tyrant of Syracuse, Gelon. Apparently a portrait of a woman named Demarete, hence the name Demareteion. Syracuse defeated the Carthaginians around 470 BC, and the Carthaginians had to pay for the war. With the metal of the reparation payments these coins were minted. Historical sources mention gold although our coin is made of silver. Why did I select this coin? Because it is well struck: the nose, eye, and profile on the other 14 known pieces do not match this quality. The precise stroke of the hammer was effective on the profile, the eye of the upper dolphin and the sigma of the legend in front of the lips of Demarete. In all it is an example of a significant masterpiece in the ancient art of coin making. The best pieces are in Berlin, Boston and in the British Museum. This one from Berlin is the best struck coin on the best photograph I could find.